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  1. Insurance solutions software developer Sapiens International moves all of its development to Israel. http://bit.ly/5uFuA5
  2. HP expands operations at its R&D center in Israel. http://bit.ly/5d7zcX
  3. Shekel strengthens against the dollar. http://bit.ly/6jxuks
  4. Israel's investment in civilian R&D was 4.5% of GDP, compared to 3% in Europe. http://bit.ly/32xv5P
  5. New "Genius program" launched in Israel, training 15 teens w/ IQs of 155 to be country's next intellectual leaders. http://bit.ly/2LO6Pz
  6. Bank of Israel's Governor, Stanley Fischer, voted one of the world's top seven bankers.
  7. Israel's cancer recovery rate ranked among the world's highest according to a recent study, due to advanced Israeli medical technologies.
  8. The shekel-dollar rate rose 0.1%, holding steady despite general dollar weakness.
  9. Israeli biochemist Ada Yonath of the Weizmann Institute of Science wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
  10. IMF predicts Israel's growth forecast as outpacing that of the U.S., Germany, Japan, and other major players.
  11. To help return inflation to the target rate, the Bank of Israel is leaving the interest rate unchanged at this time.
  12. Five Israeli companies make the British Daily "The Guardian's" CleanTech100 List.
  13. Siemens acquires a 40% stake in Arava Power, an Israeli solar energy company.
  14. Israeli exports to the U.S. rise by over 25% in the last three months.
  15. Despite worldwide downturn, Israel's GDP up 1% in Q2 of 2009.
  16. Teva releases an injection for chemotherapy treatment for stage III colon cancer; shares rise 0.6% in early trading.
  17. Unemployment claims in Israel drop by 5%, while high-tech recruiting is up by over 10% compared to Q1.
  18. Given Imaging, the maker of a pill-shaped camera that travels through the body to fight GI disorders, posts outstanding Q2 results.
  19. Researches at Tel Aviv University have discovered a new alternative to traumatic chemotherapy, providing hope for children with leukemia.
  20. The Bank of Israel implements a new policy to slow down the decline of the dollar.